Sometimes doing family research can get rather routine. But sometimes an unexpected find has me dancing and grinning with joy. I have been working my way through a shoebox of letters between my mother and father, Paul and Harriette Anderson Kaser. Their courtship lasted several years, so there are many letters to transcribe. But a […] The post Surprising Find! Mame Kaser Writes a Letter appeared first on Ancestors in Aprons.| Ancestors in Aprons
I wrote some time ago about my paternal grandmother and her buckwheat cakes. My father said that she kept a buckwheat starter going all the time. After I published the recipe for buckwheat pancakes, I got comments from people who had old fashioned buckwheat cake recipes. I still have not tried the one that sounds […] The post Buckwheat Cakes: A Yeasty Version appeared first on Ancestors in Aprons.| Ancestors in Aprons
After my discussion of Buckwheat and Buckwheat pancakes, including the latest suggestion from a reader, I went off and made something entirely different. Introducing: Buckwheat Banana Bread. As a bonus, this healthy buckwheat banana bread is not only delicious, it is gluten free. Pecans add a crunch, and chocolate chips nudge it toward the cake […] The post Buckwheat Banana Bread appeared first on Ancestors in Aprons.| Ancestors in Aprons
The Slave Name Roll Project aims to give back names of slaves. I "release the names" of enslaved I have found in the Stout family.| Ancestors in Aprons